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dark matter
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10 years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there’s more to come
Carl Knox, OzGrav, Swinburne University of Technology Simon Stevenson, Swinburne University of Technology Ten years ago, scientists heard…
September 15, 2025
The Viewpoint: A new observatory is assembling the most complete time-lapse record of the night sky ever
Now operational, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is creating a 10-year movie of the universe to investigate everything from the nature of dark matter to the threat of nearby asteroids.
August 28, 2025
ETH team cools nanoparticle to quantum ground state at room temp
Scientists have successfully cooled a levitated nanoparticle to its quantum ground state at room temperature, achieving a record-breaking level of purity and paving the way for advanced quantum sensors.
August 25, 2025
UC Santa Cruz physicist offers 2 new dark matter theories
A UC Santa Cruz physicist proposes two novel theories suggesting dark matter emerged naturally from the extreme gravitational conditions of the early universe.
August 12, 2025
Scientists propose using magnets to ‘hear’ spacetime
Scientists have demonstrated how magnets from dark matter experiments can also serve as detectors for high-frequency gravitational waves, potentially revealing a new spectrum of cosmic signals.
July 8, 2025
How physicists used antimatter, supercomputers and giant magnets to solve a 20-year-old mystery
Cindy Arnold, Fermilab Finn Stokes, University of Adelaide Physicists are always searching for new theories to improve our…
June 5, 2025
What is space made of? An astrophysics expert explains all the components – from radiation to dark matter – found in the vacuum of space
Light from stars travels through space, which is mostly an empty vacuum. William Attard McCarthy – McCarthy’s PhotoWorks/Moment…
September 12, 2024
Astronomers Unravel Mystery of Massive Black Holes and Dark Matter
At a Glance In a groundbreaking discovery, the gravitational wave detectors LIGO and Virgo have identified a group…
July 7, 2024
There Might Have Been a Second “Big Bang”
Some scientists propose a “Dark Big Bang,” a separate event following the Big Bang, which created dark matter…
June 21, 2024
Euclid telescope: A scientist tells us of his quest to understand the nature of dark matter and dark energy
Henk Hoekstra, Leiden University On July 1st 2023, Euclid, a unique European space telescope was launched from Cape…
May 24, 2024
